FUTURE

TENSES

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 WILL (Affirmative)

Verb
WILL Complement
(infinitive)

the
I will open
window

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 WILL (Negative)

Verb
WILL NOT Complement
(infinitive)

the
I won’t open
window

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 WILL (Interrogative)

WILL Verb (infinitive) Complement

?
Will I open
the
window
?

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 WILL - Usage
• A decision at the moment of speaking (‘on the spot’):
Julie: There's no milk.
John: Really? In that case, I'll go and get some.

• A prediction based on opinion:

I think the party will win the next election

• A future fact:
The sun will rise at 7am

• For promises / requests / refusals / offers:

I'll help you tomorrow, if you like.
Will you give me a hand?
I will give up smoking! Page 5
 Be + going to (Affirmative)

Verb to be
(present) going to Verb infinitive C
am/is/are

his
He is going to meet friend

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 Be + going to (Negative)

Verb to be
(present) going to Verb infinitive C
NOT

his
He isn´t going to meet friend

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 Be + going to (Interrogative)

Verb to be Verb
going to C?
(present) infinitive

his
Is he going to meet friend?

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 Be + going to (usage)

• Planned action in the future:

Next year she is going to study
English.

• A prediction based on something we

can see (or hear) now.
Look at those boys playing football!
They're going to break the window.

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 Present continuous
subj + be + (verb+ing)
• definite future arrangements (with
a future time word). In this case we
have already made a plan and we
are pretty sure that the event will
happen in the future.
– I'm meeting my father tomorrow.
– We're going to the beach at the
weekend.
– I'm leaving at three.
– They're coming to the party at the
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weekend.
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